Cercado Province (Beni)

Cercado is a province located in northwestern Bolivia in Beni Department. It has an area of 12,276 km ² with a population estimated by the National Institute of Statistics of Bolivia for 2006 of 94,221 and a density of 7.67 people / km ². Its capital is the city of Trinidad.

Cercado
Province
Map of Bolivia highlighting the province of Cercado.
Provinces of the Beni Department
Country Bolivia
DepartamentBeni
Settlements
Area
  Total14,122 sq mi (12,276 km2)
Population
 (2001)[1]
  Total82,653
  Density17/sq mi (6.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-4 (GMT -4)

Subdivision

Cercado Province is divided into two municipalities which are partly further subdivided into cantons.

Section Municipality Inhabitants (2001) Seat Inhabitants (2001)
1stTrinidad Municipality79,963Trinidad75,540
2ndSan Javier Municipality2,690San Javier199

References

  1. www.ine.gov.bo Archived October 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Bolivia (in Spanish)

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